Registered Nurse (RN) Progressive Care Unit

Inova Health System • Alexandria, VA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse to join
our Progressive Care team. This role will be full-time, 3-12-hour day shift;
7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; with weekend + holiday rotations (approximately 4 weekend
shifts in a 6-week period + 2 holiday shifts per year). Self-scheduling. Sign-on
bonus and relocation assistance available for eligible nurses.

Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and
patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top
employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

We honor our RN’S for providing world-class healthcare-every time, every touch-
to each person in every community we have the privilege to serve! Inova Mount
Vernon Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is an 8 bed, Level 3 unit. Specializing in
severe sepsis, DKA with PH>7, simple pneumonia requiring non-invasive
ventilation, acute stroke, post-intervention STEMI without MCS, intermediate-low
risk PE, and post-procedure patients requiring frequent monitoring.

Requirements

• BSN or AD. If RN has an AD, within 2 years from date of hire, they must meet with their nurse leader and conduct the following: 1.) Identify which accredited school they plan to attend 2.) Provide a written plan with anticipated BSN completion date 3.) Submit a review of transcripts from the school indicating the required pre-requisites and timeline for taking the courses 4.) Complete BSN within 5 years of start date
• 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse, for Critical Care units, 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a critical care setting or completion of a critical care fellowship
• BLS & ACLS from American Heart Association; Licensed or eligible for licensure in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Registered Nurse or an active multi-state Registered Nurse license

Nice To Haves

• Inpatient and/or previous PCU experience as a Registered Nurse
• must be able to interpret EKGs

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient health assessments by interpreting multiple data sets and synthesizing their relationships.
• Formulates individualized plans of care based on assessment findings and interpreting trends in patient populations to achieve best practice.
• Conducts all patient care in a patient and family centered manner, integrating knowledge, skills and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care.
• Advocates for patients' rights from the patient and family perspective and provides counsel while acting as a resource to resolve issues.
• Accesses resources from all disciplines to achieve desired patient outcomes and coordinates healthcare and alternate services for patient/family transition planning.
• Documents all patient care activities, as per documentation standards, and assists healthcare team members with documentation.
• Evaluates the process to achieve outcomes, anticipates patient variances and makes revisions to plans of care.
• Makes clinical decisions based on experience, patient population data and intuition while promoting the development of clinical decision making of all team members.

Benefits

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, and flexible work schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees